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Author Davis, Jessica Hoffmann, 1943-

Title Why our schools need the arts / Jessica Hoffmann Davis.

Publication Info. New York : Teachers College Press, [2008]
©2008

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 Moore Stacks  LB1591.5.U57 D38 2008    DUE 05-10-24  ---
Description ix, 150 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents The lay of the land. Prelude : what's the difference between science and art? Examples of the arts in education. Responding to objections to the arts in education : lessons from out of school -- The case for the arts in education. Prelude : why must we justify the arts in terms of non-arts learning? Introducing unique features of the arts and what students learn -- Advocating for the arts in education. Prelude : might failure work as a platform for arts in education advocacy? What counts as advocacy. Practical challenges. Advocacy don'ts and do's -- With an eye to the future. Prelude : on painting with a young child. In sum.
Subject Art -- Study and teaching -- United States.
Art -- Study and teaching.
United States.
Art and society -- United States.
Art and society.
Art -- Étude et enseignement -- États-Unis.
Art et société -- États-Unis.
ISBN 9780807748343 paperback alkaline paper
080774834X paperback alkaline paper